Fence post



Feb. 20, 1940. w. E. WARMKA 2,191,124

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Application June 3, 1938, Serial No. 211,656

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in fences andmore particularly to a fence post construction. 1

The principal object of the present; invention 5 is to provide a fencepost involving brace means for firmly holding the post againstdistortion.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a fence postwherein anchoring means is provided for preventing distortion of thepost while in use. 1

These and variousother important obj ects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent to the reader of the followingspecification.

In the drawings- Figure 1 represents a side elevational View of thepost.

Figure 2 is a side elevational View of the post Figure 6 is a sectionalview on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the outstanding anchor.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary detailed sectional view on the line 8--8 ofFigure 1.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a modified form ofanchor.

Figure 10 is a section on the line Illof Figure 9.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, itcan be seen in Figure 1 that numeral 5 represents an angle ironposthaving openings 5 therein for receiving securing means for the fencewires 1.

Numeral 8 represents the shank of the securing stake for the post andthis stake consists of the shovel-like head 9 secured to the stake 8which is of angle iron and this has one of its flanges attached to thelower end of the post 5 and to the brace triangle ID by bolts, the lowerend of the post 5 being cut off obliquely with the stake ii secured inplace obliquely with respect to the post 5 as clearly shown in Figure 4.Obviously in getting the post into the ground the stake is shaped anchorhead [4, this anchor head being character 5' and to the lower end ofthis is driven into the ground as shown in Figure 1. The outer end ofthe arm II is secured to the 1 outstanding flange of the angle member I3which is secured to the diamond-shaped anchor head It as at i5. 1 5

The post as shown in Figure 1' is used as an ordinary fence post, but asused in Figure 2, an additional lateral anchor l iii is used for bracingthe post 5 in both directions of the fence.

In this connection and as can be seen in Fig- 10 ure 1, the lowerportion of the post, that is, just above the ground level is providedwith a pair of bosses it between which the outstanding anchor generallyreferred to by numeral ii can be driven. In other words, the anchor headit 15 is provided at the outer end of this anchor which includes thestake i9 and the stake is positioned between the bosses l6 and drivendownwardly so that the head enters the earth and forms an anchor for thefence post 5a and in this respect 20 what is shown in Figure 2 can beregarded as a modification or amplification of what is shown in Figure1.

As can be seen in Figure 8, these bosses iii are in the form of shortrotary sleeves arranged on' bolts 20 passing through the post andequipped with nuts 2| to prevent displacement of the bosses or sleeves I6.

A modified form of anchor is shown in Figure 9 wherein the post isdenoted by reference secured the angle iron member 22 sharpened as Thestake 22 can be driven into the ground by striking the upper endthereof. The

. wing structure 24 is constructed of sheet metal,

the intermediate portion 25 of which is secured as at 26 to theoverlying flange of the stake 22, while the rest of the structure isbent laterally to form the wing a-a.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the 40 {invention inspecificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in theshape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, claimed as new is:

In combination, a fence post and a stake, said post provided with a pairof horizontally disposed protuberances between which the stake is dis- 0posed, said protuberances being adapted to guide the stake as it isdriven into the ground at a definite acute angle in relation to thepost, said protuberances each consisting of a member extending from thepost and a rotary sleeveon the projecting member against which sleevethe stake is ridable. 1 1

WILLIAM E. WARMKA.

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